OC0767: D 28 (USC&GS/NGS, Epping, NH)
Posted by: NH2beers
N 43° 01.913 W 071° 03.915
19T E 331749 N 4766425
A USC&GS standard bench mark disk, located on the Rockingham Rail Trail, in Epping, NH.
The NGS PID# is OC0767.
The NHDOT ID# is 147-0070.
Waymark Code: WMBB14
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2011
Views: 3
This station, a U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey standard bench mark disk, is located in Epping, NH, on the Rockingham Rail Trail, formerly the Portsmouth Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad. It is set on the northeast side of a concrete culvert headwall downhill from the trail bed
Full descriptions are available from both the NGS and the NHDOT, at their respective links below.
A couple of comments: There was no milepost visible anywhere at the time of this recovery. Also, watch for pricker bushes at the station.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: D 28 1942
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
County: Rockingham
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Epping
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: OC0767
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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